This is a summary of some exploratory data analysis examining data from Georgia water audits from 2011-2019

1 Loss data by population served

A look at the water loss data for all years (2012-2019) for all municipalities broken down by population served


Minimum Population Maximum Population Unique Municipalities Mean Supplied Water (Mil Gal/Yr) Mean Water Lost (%)
410 4853 77 215.6 26.4
4855 7062 75 321.4 24.8
7073 13050 71 460.6 20.8
13260 28025 62 927.3 19.5
28132 1200000 56 5723.7 17.0

2 Water losses through time

Looking at the supply and loss data through time, hover over the dots to view the municipality. It doesn’t look like there is a clear trend with time.


3 Potential drivers of water loss

Crossplots of losses with length of mains, pressure, and number of connections broken down by population served